Metro Sports Report

Washington goalie Gunnar Lenzen makes a shootout save during the Warriors' Class 3A state quarterfinal win over Sioux City West on Thursday in Des Moines. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Warriors get dramatic win at state

Thu - 05 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Connor Geuder never expected to get a chance to win the game for the Washington Warriors in their PK Shootout against Sioux City West Thursday at the state soccer tournament.

He's mighty glad he did.

Geuder connected as the No. 7 man for the Warriors in the Shootout and then joined the celebration when Washington goalie Gunnar Lenzen stopped Sioux City West's seventh man for a dramatic 2-1 victory in the opening round of the Class 3A tournament in Des Moines.

Each team gets five shooters for a PK round when a game is tied after two overtimes. That's usually enough shooters to settle things, but not this time.

Geuder knew he was seventh in line, but never figured it would get that far.

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Linn-Mar's Alexy Boehm rushes to hug teammate Dustin Toy after the Lions' 3-1 win over Iowa City High in the Class 3A state quarterfinals Thursday in Des Moines. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Lions boot Little Hawks at state

Thu - 05 Jun Written by Tom Fruehling

DES MOINES - In their first state tournament appearance since 2008, the underdog Linn-Mar boys pounced on Iowa City High right from the start and never let up.

Neither team scored in a cat-and-mouse first half, but the Lions kept up the pressure and prevailed 3-1 Friday evening in the Class 3A opening round at the Cownie Soccer Park.

By spanking the No. 2 Little Hawks (15-3), Linn-Mar now faces top-ranked Johnston (20-0) Friday at 5 p.m. in the semifinals.

"It will be a similar situation," said an exuberant Linn-Mar Coach Corey Brinkmeyer. "We'll be the underdog. We'll get hydrated and rested.

"But we will be ready," he vowed.

Coming into the tourney ranked No. 4 at 17-3, the Lions had lost to City High 1-0 just two weeks ago.

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Xavier's Jerry Duball (center) is congratulated by Jacob Walvoord (5) and an unidentified teammate after scoring in the Saints' 3-2 Class 2A state quarterfinal win Thursday over Sioux City Heelan in Des Moines. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Saints clip No. 1 seed Heelan in OT

Thu - 05 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Jeremy Jacoby was the most relieved member of the Xavier soccer team at the Class 2A state tournament Thursday afternoon at Cownie Park in Des Moines.

Jacoby accidentally scored a goal for Sioux City Heelan to help the Crusaders stay in the match, so he was breathing a lot easier after the Saints trimmed Heelan, 3-2, in overtime on a goal by Jerry Duball.

Jacoby tried to clear the ball from the Xavier goal mouth in the second half with a header, but he inadvertently steered the ball into his own goal to let Heelan tie the game, 1-1.

"It was terrible, but it happens," said Jacoby. "But we got the win and can breathe another day."

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Jasper, Pedersen advance to state semifinals

Thu - 05 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

Xavier's Allison Jasper and Prairie's Jessica Pedersen advanced to the state tennis singles semifinals on Thursday as did the Washington doubles team of Vale and Magui Caro.

Jasper, playing in the 1A tournament at the University of Iowa, defeated Emily Jurgensen of Ballard, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round and downed Emily Ahlers of LeMars, 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. She will meet defending state champion Haley Resnick of Davenport Assumption in Friday's semifinals.

Xavier's Kylie DeWees won her first set against Boone's Emma Rose before she was forced to retire from the tournament due to injury.

In Class 2A at Ames, Pedersen will meet West Des Moines Valley's Chloe Jefferies in the semifinals. Pedersen downed Sioux City North's Becca Aleynik, 6-4, 6-4 followed by a 6-1, 6-4 win over Kayla Kuethe of Waukee, 6-1, 6-4

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Stewart recalls stress of 2013 draft

Wed - 04 Jun Written by S.D. Buhr

The 2014 Major League Baseball draft begins Thursday and hundreds of high school and college ballplayers are counting the hours before the Houston Astros go on the clock with the first pick.

One year ago, Kohl Stewart was an 18-year-old pitcher anxiously awaiting the draft. Stewart was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the fourth overall pick of the first round and is a couple of months into his first full year of professional baseball.

Stewart has vivid memories of the 2013 draft and the days leading up to it.

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